Despite apologizing for the undue levity, mail has kept pouring in. There seem to be only two kinds.

This kind (all asterisks are mine):

YOU WOULD LOSE TEETH TALKING S**T ABOUT THE HURRICANE IN FRONT OF ME
Hundreds of people could die over night, f***nut, and you joke like a f***king little faggot. I would enjoy crushing your face. Walking piece of s**t.
and
Nice job with the Thunderdome crack. I guess you’re
trying to be funny, Mr. Goldberg. You’re attempt
failed.
Things are not very fun at the Louisiana Superdome,
and now a man kills himself. It must be pretty s****y
there, but what do you care? The better to decrease
the surplus population, n’est-ce pas?
You, sir, are an unsympathetic piece of s**t. God
knows how you got this far in your career.

And this kind:

Jonah,
Don’t sweat your Superdome joke. I have a sister, aunt, and parents all on the Mississippi Gulf coast and I thought it was funny. Laughter is how we get through these things.
Regards,
David
And…
Dear Jonah- Just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how much your sense of humor improves the overall “product” that is The Corner. The occasional injections of levity that you & others provide serve to remind the readers that they are being served by living, breathing, thinking people, not humorless drones of the Rove Conspiracy. Keep up the great work, and thanks for keeping The Corner a fun, interesting and stimulating place to be.